The Music Review - Top 40 Independent Country Songs New York - June 1999

"At Number 3 Elise Dallaire and the song Looking For Trouble"

Moonstruck

ECMA News Radio Reporters -November 10, 1999 - By Rafel Corbi

"Elise Dallaire from Ontario, Canada, was born the sixth child of thirteen into a French Canadian family whose love of music and singing extended to all the family. Elise tours the US and Canada pleasing audiences with her unique talent and fresh creative writing style which combines both new and roots country. Her songs tell stories of life's experiences, both her own and others. "Moonstruck" is her new and long awaited release, which follows her previous "Love Conquers All". Sadly, it only has 7 new songs (one has a version in French too). Elise has an incredible talent used to write very beautiful and playable songs. She even has a good voice that has made her a favourite of the European DJs. So, this album is the hottest new entry on this weeks album chart, peaking at 17. Elise's album has been internationally promoted by Comstock Records."

ECMA News -

"Her songs tell stories of life's experiences, bothe her own and others. Elise has an incredible talent used to write very beautiful and playable songs. She even has a good voice that has made her a favourite of the European DJs. So this album is the hottest new entry on this week album chart..."

ECMA News - Album Top 40 Airplay Chart - 1st week on list at number 17

"In this case, the songs are serving history in the form of stories, stories being the building blocks of history. And through the songs, we will learn something of what came before us.... A Date With Destiny is a must-have for anycottage music collection...."

"Its unchartered water for the recording artist, whose previous country "with a kick" style .... In a Date With Destiny she slips into a folk style, unravelling tales of proud ships and steamers meeting their demise. Her tone is almost eerie...."

"On her newest CD, the stories of the Noronic, the Griffon, and such tales as the wreck of the Waubano, A Date With Destiny, the Asia and the Algoma, amoung others, are related in songs powered by Dallaire's rich voice and multi-instrumental back-up."

Cottage Life Magazine - March 2005 Issue - By David Bradstreet

"Canadian songwriting has a tradition of storytellers and perhaps because of the long winters or spiritual connection to the land, northern sonwriters are particularly good at spinning darn good yarns. Enter the new Cd from Elise Dallaire, A date With Destiny .... These songs tell specific tales...and chances are there's one that takes place not to far from your cottage. In fact, you might well find yourself imagining a rugged coastline and singing along with this CD."

"This 15-song CD of tunes about Great Lakes shipwrecks, lighthouses and ghosts of the Great Lakes and Georgian Bay, written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Elise Dallaire, has been around for a year or so, but is just making its way south of the border. .... If you are a fan of such Great Lakes story-songs, take note of this new talent."